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I’ve written before about how to find the right freelance editor for you, and some of the things worth considering so you can get a good fit. It can also be helpful to know why an editor might be a bad fit. I turn down…
If you’re considering getting some help with your manuscript, you may be wondering how far in advance you should book an editor. Scheduling is especially important if you’re going to be self-publishing and need to make sure everything is done before your release. Or if…
When you’re working with a freelance editor, there are usually a range of things you need to give them: your project’s genre and word count, the age category or audience, blurb, sample chapters, your publication goals. But should your give your editor any content warnings…
If you want to hire a freelance editor, then it can be difficult to know where to start, as there are so many types of fiction editing out there. There are three major types of fiction editing: “big-picture” editing, commonly known as developmental editing, sentence-level…
One question that always comes up on writing forums is “why is book editing so expensive?” When you arenβt an editor, and arenβt familiar with what it involves, it can be hard to understand why it costs so much to hire a freelance editor. Writers…
Thinking about how to choose the right editor for your book can be overwhelming! Thereβs so much to consider, and there are so many freelance editors out there, itβs difficult to know where to start. Here are some things you should consider when youβre searching…
The term “developmental editing” can cause a lot of confusion, because what exactly does it mean? Part of this confusion comes from the fact that wherever you look, you’ll see it described differently. Some editors call it developmental editing, or dev editing for short. Others…
A sample edit is a short edit a freelance editor might do before taking you on as a client. You can usually request one so you can get an idea of how they work. Or the editor might decide to do one to calculate a…